Limerick senior hurling championship set to get underway with new sponsor

WHITEBOX Developments LTD which is Limerick’s and one of Munster’s largest property developers, has been unveiled as the new sponsor of the Limerick senior hurling championship.The agreement will see Whitebox, which is headquartered at the Riverpoint building in Limerick city centre, but with offices also in Waterford, become the official sponsor of one of the country’s blue ribband club championships for a three-year period.

Commenting at the launch, Whitebox MD Martin White said that the company is delighted to support Limerick GAA by sponsoring the senior hurling championship.

“As a lifelong Limerick GAA fan, I’m proud that we have been able to take up this opportunity to sponsor the Limerick senior hurling championship. This is one of the greatest club championships in either hurling or football but what particularly pleases us a company is that we know that this investment is effectively going to help with the promotion of the game right across Limerick, including in areas that are not strongholds of the game,” White said.

“We are in the business of building communities, including in more marginalised areas with our developments, and Limerick GAA has big plans for promoting the game in such areas as well. So, we see this as something more than just supporting hurling. It’s about supporting communities.”

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Limerick GAA Chairman Seamus McNamara said that the partnership was a great fit.

“Whitebox has huge plans for Limerick, plans that will help grow Limerick, including in areas that we are looking to grow our games. On top of that, Whitebox’s DNA is in Limerick, they are huge fans of the Limerick GAA, so we see this as a great fit,” said McNamara.

Limerick senior huring manager John Kiely said it is great to have a company like Whitebox sponsoring the championship.

“They are going to be a game changer for Limerick in relation to accommodation, in particular, and delivery of healthcare through their plans for Ballygrennan on Limerick’s north-side," said John Kiely. 

“These developments will deliver huge social and economic change across Limerick, aside altogether from the fact that they will be helping alleviate two of the city and county’s biggest needs, housing and healthcare. So, it’s great to have a home-grown company impacting so positively on Limerick coming on board to sponsor our senior hurling championship. It’s a special championship and I’ve no doubt they’ll get plenty of excitement from it as well."

The Limerick senior hurling stars will return to club championship action this week. Six games are down for decision across Groups One and Two in the senior hurling championship on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Group One features county champions Doon, Na Piarsaigh, Kilmallock, Patrickswell, Ahane and Ballybrown. Meanwhile, Group Two consists of Mungret St Paul's , Monaleen, Kildimo-Pallaskenry, Dromin-Athlacca, Newcastle West and Adare.
Each club is guaranteed five groups games in the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship.

Kilmallock and Patrickswell get Group One of the senior hurling championship underway on Thursday evening at 7pm in Newcastle West. Meanwhile, the 2024 Group Two winners Ballybrown take on Ahane in Claughaun on Saturday at 3pm.Na Piarsaigh and Doon meet in a repeat of the 2024 county final on Saturday in the TUS Gaelic Grounds, 7pm throw-in time.

In Group Two of the championship, Adare and Monaleen get proceedings underway in Fedamore on this Thursday evening at 7pm.2024 Premier Intermediate champions Newcastle West meet Mungret St Paul's in Mick Neville Park on Friday at 7pm.The final game of the weekend sees the clash of Kildimo-Pallaskenry and Dromin-Athlacca in Ballyagran on Saturday, throw-in is at 7pm